Robert Wise — American Producer born on September 10, 1914, died on September 14, 2005

Robert Earl Wise was an American film director, producer and editor. He won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for both West Side Story and The Sound of Music. He was also nominated for Best Film Editing for Citizen Kane and directed and produced The Sand Pebbles, which was nominated for Best Picture... (wikipedia)

My three Ps: passion, patience, perseverance. You have to do this if you've got to be a filmmaker.
You can't tell any kind of a story without having some kind of a theme, something to say between the lines.
The Sand Pebbles has always been one of my favorite films, I suppose because its the most difficult film - from a physical and logistical standpoint - that I've ever made.
A Mac is a closed box, so Apple can make decisions about things that they don't include. That makes, it in some ways, simpler for them.
I've always been proud of being a Hoosier. When I talk to people, I tell them that.